SAU’s Downing to be inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

Dr. Margaret Downing (2011 SAU Hall of Fame banquet)

Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Trailblazer…pioneer…educator…coach…are some of the many words used to describe Southern Arkansas University’s Dr. Margaret R. Downing, who will be inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Friday at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Downing’s long journey at SAU began in 1965 when she was named women’s basketball [...]

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Southern Arkansas Basketball game-times change

Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas’ basketball game-times have changed for Saturday’s February 4, Great American Conference match-ups with Harding in Magnolia at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. The original starting times were set for 2 and 4 p.m., but the Lady Muleriders will now tip off at 5:30 p.m. against the Lady [...]

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Southern Arkansas women bumped by No. 13 Arkansas Tech

Katherine McBride (Mike Jones)

Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas faced its third nationally ranked team of the season and the result was the same as No. 13 Arkansas Tech ran away with a 92-63 win in Great American Conference play Saturday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. The Lady Muleriders (2-16, 2-6 GAC) had previously dropped [...]

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SAU Women upset Henderson State

Contact: Houston Taylor ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Senior center Kmaria Hobbs (Clarksville, Texas) scored a game-high 25 points and senior center Shenelda Levingston (El Dorado) recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds in leading Southern Arkansas to a 74-68 upset of Henderson State in Great American Conference play Thursday at [...]

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Cotton Blossoms steal win from Lady Muleriders

Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas let an eight-point second half lead slip away and Arkansas-Monticello hit 6 of 6 free throws in the final 40 seconds to steal a 73-68 win Monday in Great American Conference play at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. The Lady Muleriders (1-15, 1-5 GAC) dropped their second [...]

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Southern Arkansas Women clinch first win

Lauren Jay (Mike Jones)

Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Fourteen was the magic number as Southern Arkansas finally got its first win of the season with a 74-71 decision over East Central (Okla.) in Great American Conference play Thursday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. The Lady Muleriders (1-13, 1-3 GAC) had lost their first 13 games of [...]

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SAU Women better for a half in loss to OBU

Contact: Houston Taylor ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas played its best half of the season and actually led 37-36 at the break before Ouachita Baptist stormed back for an 85-70 win in Great American Conference action Thursday at Bill Vining Arena. The loss kept the Lady Muleriders (0-13, 0-3 GAC) winless through their first 13 [...]

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